diff --git a/src/asset.cpp b/src/asset.cpp
index b750857..697f51f 100644
--- a/src/asset.cpp
+++ b/src/asset.cpp
@@ -150,6 +150,79 @@ bool Asset::create_dir(const std::string& path)
 #endif
 }
 
+static size_t curl_data_handler_asset(void* contents, size_t size, size_t nmemb, void* userp)
+{
+    auto buffer = reinterpret_cast<std::vector<uint8_t>*>(userp);
+    buffer->insert(buffer->end(), (char*)contents, (char*)contents + (size * nmemb));
+    return size * nmemb;
+}
+
+static int progress_callback_asset_download(void* clientp, curl_off_t dltotal,
+    curl_off_t dlnow, curl_off_t ultotal, curl_off_t ulnow)
+{
+    Asset* ass = static_cast<Asset*>(clientp);
+    if (ass->m_stop_async)
+    {
+        LOG("interrupt download of %s", ass->m_current_url.c_str());
+        return 1;
+    }
+    float p = dltotal > 0 ? (float)dlnow / (float)dltotal : 0.f;
+    bool cont = ass->on_progress(p);
+    return cont ? 0 : 1;
+}
+
+bool Asset::open_url(const std::string& url, std::function<bool(float)> progress /*= nullptr*/)
+{
+    CURL* curl = curl_easy_init();
+    if (curl)
+    {
+        close();
+        LOG("download %s", url.c_str());
+        m_current_url = url;
+        std::vector<uint8_t> data;
+        curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_URL, url.c_str());
+        curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_WRITEDATA, &data);
+        curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_WRITEFUNCTION, curl_data_handler_asset);
+#ifdef __ANDROID__
+        curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYPEER, 0L);
+#endif
+        if (progress)
+        {
+            on_progress = progress;
+            curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_XFERINFOFUNCTION, progress_callback_asset_download);
+            curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_XFERINFODATA, this);
+            curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_NOPROGRESS, 0);
+        }
+        auto err = curl_easy_perform(curl);
+        curl_easy_cleanup(curl);
+        
+        if (err == CURLE_OK)
+        {
+            if (m_data)
+                delete m_data;
+            m_data = new uint8_t[data.size()];
+            std::copy(data.begin(), data.end(), m_data);
+            m_len = data.size();
+            return true;
+        }
+    }
+    return false;
+}
+
+std::future<bool>& Asset::open_url_async(const std::string& url, 
+    std::function<bool(float)> progress /*= nullptr*/, std::function<void(bool)> complete /*= nullptr*/)
+{
+    close_remote();
+    m_stop_async = false;
+    remote_future = std::async([this, url, progress, complete] {
+        bool ok = open_url(url, progress);
+        if (ok && complete)
+            complete(ok);
+        return ok;
+    });
+    return remote_future;
+}
+
 bool Asset::open(const char* path)
 {
     //LOG("Asset::open %s", path);
@@ -249,3 +322,18 @@ void Asset::close()
     m_fp = nullptr;
 #endif
 }
+
+void Asset::close_remote()
+{
+    if (remote_future.valid())
+    {
+        m_stop_async = true;
+        remote_future.get();
+    }
+}
+
+Asset::~Asset()
+{
+    close_remote();
+    close();
+}
diff --git a/src/asset.h b/src/asset.h
index 30aa6b0..110a360 100644
--- a/src/asset.h
+++ b/src/asset.h
@@ -13,13 +13,23 @@ public:
     static std::string absolute(const std::string& path);
     static bool is_asset(const std::string& path);
     static bool create_dir(const std::string& path);
+
+    bool m_stop_async = false;
+    std::function<bool(float)> on_progress;
+    std::future<bool> remote_future;
+
     std::string m_current_path;
+    std::string m_current_url;
     FILE* m_fp = nullptr;
     int m_len = 0;
     uint8_t* m_data = nullptr;
     bool open(const char* path);
+    bool open_url(const std::string& url, std::function<bool(float)> progress = nullptr);
+    std::future<bool>& open_url_async(const std::string& url, std::function<bool(float)> progress = nullptr,
+        std::function<void(bool)> complete = nullptr);
     uint8_t* read_all();
     void close();
-    ~Asset() { close(); }
+    void close_remote();
+    ~Asset();
 };
 
diff --git a/src/node.cpp b/src/node.cpp
index 51b7cf9..8e389e2 100644
--- a/src/node.cpp
+++ b/src/node.cpp
@@ -321,7 +321,8 @@ void Node::loaded()
 
 void Node::added(Node* parent)
 {
-
+    for (auto& c : m_children)
+        c->added(this);
 }
 
 void Node::removed(Node* parent)
diff --git a/src/node.h b/src/node.h
index fb6a861..adfb8e0 100644
--- a/src/node.h
+++ b/src/node.h
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ enum class kAttribute : uint16_t
     Justify = const_hash("justify"),
     Align = const_hash("align"),
     Path = const_hash("path"),
+    Url = const_hash("url"),
     Region = const_hash("region"),
     Position = const_hash("position"),
     Positioning = const_hash("positioning"),
diff --git a/src/node_image.cpp b/src/node_image.cpp
index 0c41871..2ca3b1b 100644
--- a/src/node_image.cpp
+++ b/src/node_image.cpp
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #include "log.h"
 #include "node_image.h"
 #include "shader.h"
+#include "app.h"
 
 Plane NodeImage::m_plane;
 Sampler NodeImage::m_sampler;
@@ -30,6 +31,9 @@ void NodeImage::clone_copy(Node* dest) const
     n->m_sz = m_sz;
     n->m_path = m_path;
     n->m_tex_id = m_tex_id;
+    n->m_url = m_url;
+    n->m_remote_texture = m_remote_texture;
+    n->m_autosize = m_autosize;
 }
 
 void NodeImage::create()
@@ -64,6 +68,9 @@ void NodeImage::parse_attributes(kAttribute ka, const tinyxml2::XMLAttribute* at
         m_path = attr->Value();
         m_tex_id = const_hash(attr->Value());
         break;
+    case kAttribute::Url:
+        m_url = attr->Value();
+        break;
     case kAttribute::Region:
     {
         glm::vec4 v;
@@ -85,9 +92,13 @@ void NodeImage::parse_attributes(kAttribute ka, const tinyxml2::XMLAttribute* at
 
 void NodeImage::draw()
 {
-    TextureManager::get(m_tex_id).bind();
+    m_remote_texture ? 
+        m_remote_texture->bind() : 
+        TextureManager::get(m_tex_id).bind();
+
     auto& sampler = m_use_mipmaps ? m_sampler_mips : m_sampler;
     sampler.bind(0);
+
     glEnable(GL_BLEND);
     if (m_use_atlas)
     {
@@ -103,7 +114,6 @@ void NodeImage::draw()
     ShaderManager::u_mat4(kShaderUniform::MVP, m_mvp * glm::scale(glm::vec3(m_scale, 1.f)));
     m_plane.draw_fill();
     sampler.unbind();
-    TextureManager::get(m_tex_id).unbind();
     glDisable(GL_BLEND);
 }
 
@@ -122,3 +132,36 @@ bool NodeImage::set_image(const std::string& path)
     }
     return false;
 }
+
+void NodeImage::load_url(const std::string& url)
+{
+    m_remote_asset = std::make_shared<Asset>();
+    m_remote_asset->open_url_async(url, 
+        [this] (float progress) -> bool {
+            return true;
+        },
+        [this] (bool success) {
+            if (success)
+            {
+                int w, h, c;
+                uint8_t* rgba = stbi_load_from_memory(m_remote_asset->m_data, m_remote_asset->m_len, &w, &h, &c, 4);
+                m_remote_texture = std::make_shared<Texture2D>();
+                m_remote_texture->create(w, h, GL_RGBA8, GL_RGBA, rgba);
+                m_remote_texture->auto_destroy = true;
+                if (m_use_mipmaps)
+                    m_remote_texture->create_mipmaps();
+                delete rgba;
+                if (m_autosize)
+                    SetAspectRatio(w / h);
+            }
+            m_remote_asset.reset();
+        }
+    );
+}
+
+void NodeImage::added(Node* parent)
+{
+    Node::added(parent);
+    if (!m_url.empty() && root() == App::I->layout.get(App::I->main_id))
+        load_url(m_url);
+}
diff --git a/src/node_image.h b/src/node_image.h
index 3a32248..30c678a 100644
--- a/src/node_image.h
+++ b/src/node_image.h
@@ -17,7 +17,10 @@ public:
     glm::vec2 m_sz;
     glm::vec2 m_scale = { 1.f, 1.f };
     std::string m_path;
+    std::string m_url;
     uint16_t m_tex_id;
+    std::shared_ptr<Asset> m_remote_asset;
+    std::shared_ptr<Texture2D> m_remote_texture;
     static void static_init();
     virtual Node* clone_instantiate() const override;
     virtual void clone_copy(Node* dest) const override;
@@ -25,5 +28,7 @@ public:
     virtual void restore_context() override;
     virtual void parse_attributes(kAttribute ka, const tinyxml2::XMLAttribute* attr) override;
     virtual void draw() override;
+    virtual void added(Node* parent) override;
     bool set_image(const std::string& path);
+    void load_url(const std::string& url);
 };